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child·birth

(chīld′bûrth′)
n.
The human act or process of giving birth; parturition.
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childbirth

(ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ)
n
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the act of giving birth to a child.
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child•birth

(ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜrθ)

n.
an act or instance of bringing forth a child; parturition.
[1400–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:childbirth - the parturition process in human beings]childbirth - the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child
active birth - childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant
alternative birth, alternative birthing - a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
natural childbirth - labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
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childbirth

noun child-bearing, labour, delivery, lying-in, confinement, parturition My grandmother died in childbirth.
Related words
adjectives natal, parturient, obstetric
Quotations
"In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children" Bible: Genesis
"Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them" [Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind]
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childbirth

noun
The act or process of bringing forth young:
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Translations
وِلادَه، نَفاس
porod
i barselsseng
barnsburîur

childbirth

[ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ] Nparto m, alumbramiento m (frm)
to die in childbirthmorir de parto
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childbirth

[ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ] naccouchement mchild bride ntrès jeune mariée fchildcare child care [ˈtʃaɪldkɛər] n
(by minder)garde f des enfants
(in nurseries)aide f à l'enfance
(by parents)éducation f des enfants child cruelty ncruauté f envers les enfants child development ndéveloppement m de l'enfantchild genius n (= prodigy) → enfant mf prodige
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childbirth

[ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ] nparto
to die in childbirth → morire di parto
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child

(tʃaild) plural children (ˈtʃildrən) noun
1. a young human being of either sex. kind طِفلٌ (صَبي أو بِنْت) рожба criança dítě das Kind barn παιδί laps بچه lapsi enfant ילד बच्चा dijete gyer(m)ek anak kecil barn bambino 子供 아이 vaikas bērns kanak-kanak kind barn dziecko كوچنى، وړو كى، ما شوم (نجلۍوى كه هلك criança copil ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn เด็ก çocuk 小孩 дитина; дитя انسانی بچہ đứa bé 小孩
2. a son or daughter. Her youngest child is five years old. kind وَلَ / إبْن / إبْنَه дете filho dítě das Kind barn παιδί, γιος ή κόρη laps فرزند lapsi enfant בן, בת शिशु dijete gyer(m)ek anak barn figlio 자식 vaikas bērns anak kind barn dziecko اولاد filho fiu, fiică ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn ลูกชายหรือลูกสาว çocuk, evlât 兒子或女兒 дитина بیٹا یا بیٹی đứa con 儿子或女儿
ˈchildhood noun
the state or time of being a child. Her childhood was a time of happiness. kinderjare طُفولَه، سِن الطُّفولَه детство infância dětství die Kindheit barndom παιδική ηλικία lapsepõlv دوران بچگی lapsuus enfance ילדות बचपन djetinjstvo gyermekkor masa kanak-kanak barnæska infanzia 幼年時代 유년기 vaikystė bērnība zaman kanak-kanak jeugd barndom dzieciństwo ماشومتوب، كوچنيوالى، وړكتوب infância copilărie детство detstvo otroštvo detinjstvo barndom วัยเด็ก çocukluk 童年 дитинство بچپن ، طفلی thời thơ ấu 童年
ˈchildish adjective
like a child; silly. a childish remark. kinderagtig طُفولي، صِبْياني، نَزِق детински infantil dětinský kindisch barnlig παιδαριώδης lapsik بچگانه؛ احمقانه lapsellinen enfantin, puéril ילדותי लड़कपन की सी djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 유치한 vaikiškas bērnišķīgs; bērna- keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig, barnaktig dziecinny احمقانه infantil copilăros ребяческий; глупый detinský otročji detinjast barnslig ซึ่งเหมือนเด็ก çocukca, çocuksu 幼稚的 дитячий; легковажний بجگانہ như trẻ con 幼稚的
ˈchildishly adverb
kinderagtig بِصِبْيانِيَّه наивно infantilmente dětinsky kindisch barnligt ανόητα, παιδιάστικα lapsikult بطور بچگانه lapsellisesti puérilement ביָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छतापूर्वक djetinjast gyermekien secara kekanak-kanakan barnalega in modo infantile 子供っぽく 유치하게 vaikiškai bērnišķīgi keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig dziecinnie لکه ماشومانی غوندی infantilmente copilăreşte по-детски detinsky otročje detinjasto barnsligt อย่างเป็นเด็ก çocukca 幼稚地 по-дитячому; легковажно بچگانہ طور پر như trẻ con 幼稚地
ˈchildishness noun
kinderagtigheid صِبْيانِيَّه наивност infantilidade dětinskost, dětskost kindisches Wesen barnlighed αφέλεια lapsikus حماقت؛ بچگی lapsellisuus enfantillage, puérilité יָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छता djetinjastost gyerekesség sifat kekanak-kanakan barnaskapur fanciullaggine 子供っぽさ 유치함 vaikiškumas bērnišķīgums bersifat keanak-anakan kinderachtigheid barnslighet dziecinada حماقت infantilidade caracter copilăros детскость; ребячество detinskosť otročjost detinjarija barnslighet ความเหมือนด็ก çocukluk, çocukça davranış 幼稚 інфантильність بچگانہ خصلت trò trẻ con 幼稚
ˈchildless adjective
having no children. the childless couple. kinderloos بِدونِ أوْلاد، أبْتَر бездетен sem filhos bezdětný kinderlos barnløs άκληρος lastetu بی فرزند lapseton sans enfants חֲשוּך בָּנִים नि:सन्तान bez djece gyermektelen tak beranak barnlaus senza figli 子供のいない 자식이 없는 bevaikis bezbērnu- tiada anak kinderloos barnløs bezdzietny بی اولاد sem filhos fără copii бездетный bezdetný brez otrok bez dece barnlös ไม่มีบุตร çocuksuz, çocuğu olmayan 無子女的 бездітний بے اولاد không có con 无子女的
ˈchildlike adjective
innocent; like a child. childlike faith; trustful and childlike. kinderlik طُفولي، كالوَلَد невинен inocente dětský kindlich barnagtig; barnlig παιδιάστικος lapselik معصوم؛ پاک lapsenomainen pur, innocent ילדותי बाल सुलभ djetinjast, naivan gyermeki polos barnslegur innocente 子供らしい 아이 같은 vaikiškas, kaip vaikas bērnišķīgs; bērna-; nevainīgs seperti kanak-kanak kinderlijk barnlig dziecinny معصوم inocente inocent, pur детский; непосредственный detský nedolžen, naiven, otroški detinji lik ett barn, barnasinnad, barnslig ที่มีลักษณะเหมือนเด็ก masum, çocuk gibi 孩子般的,天真的 невинний, як дитина بچوں کی طرح như trẻ con 孩子般天真的
ˈchildbirth noun
the act of giving birth to a child. She died in childbirth. bevalling وِلادَه، نَفاس раждане parto porod die Entbindung under barsel; i barselsseng γέννα sünnitus زایمان synnytys accouchement לידה सन्तान प्रसव porod szülés persalinan barnsburður parto 出産 출산 gimdymas dzemdības melahirkan bayi bevalling barnefødsel, barsel poród ماشوم زيږېدنه: لنګون parto naştere роды pôrod porod porođaj förlossning, barnsäng การคลอดบุตร doğum 分娩 роди, пологи ولادت quá trình sinh con 分娩
child's play
something very easy. Climbing that hill will be child's play. kinderspeletjies هيِّن، سَهْل много лесно moleza hračka das Kinderspiel barnemad κτ. πανεύκολο, παιχνιδάκι juego de niños, pan comido lapsemäng بچه بازی؛ کار بسیار آسان lastenleikki jeu d'enfant מִשְחָקֵי יְלָדִים बांए हाथ का खेल dječja igra gyerekjáték mudah barnaleikur gioco da bambini 簡単なこと 아이들의 놀이 vieni juokai ļoti viegli; ‘bērnu spēle' sangat mudah kinderspel barnemat dziecinna igraszka د ماشوممانو لوبی canja fleac, bagatelă пустяковое дело hračka igrača dečija igra barnlek งานที่ง่ายมาก çocuk oyuncağı, çok kolay 輕而易舉的事 дрібниці; робота не бий лжачого بچوں کا کھیل trò trẻ con 容易干的事情
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child·birth

n. parto, nacimiento, alumbramiento.
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childbirth

n parto
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And Korney said to me: 'In childbirth you'll die, ma'am, you'll die....' And I woke up."
We did not carry on our loves with such secrecy but that they came to the knowledge of my lady, and she, not to have any fuss about it, had us married with the full sanction of the holy mother Roman Catholic Church, of which marriage a daughter was born to put an end to my good fortune, if I had any; not that I died in childbirth, for I passed through it safely and in due season, but because shortly afterwards my husband died of a certain shock he received, and had I time to tell you of it I know your worship would be surprised;" and here she began to weep bitterly and said, "Pardon me, Senor Don Quixote, if I am unable to control myself, for every time I think of my unfortunate husband my eyes fill up with tears.
There's a writer I know over here who told me that his wife died in childbirth. He was in love with her and he was mad with grief, but as he sat at the bedside watching her die he found himself making mental notes of how she looked and what she said and the things he was feeling.
Our child might live to hear malicious tongues say, "Your father was tried for the vilest of all murders, and was never absolutely acquitted of the charge." Could I face the glorious perils of childbirth with that possibility present to my mind?
As the sharp pangs which the Eilithuiae, goddesses of childbirth, daughters of Juno and dispensers of cruel pain, send upon a woman when she is in labour--even so sharp were the pangs of the son of Atreus.
A pale-looking woman was dressing the child, probably the mother; she looked as though she had not as yet got over the trouble of childbirth, she seemed so weak and was so carelessly dressed.
But it makes me feel better," and she smiled and winked away a tear on her lashes, and took his hand while they prayed for "all women labouring of child"--not "in the perils of childbirth"; and the sparrows who had found their way through the guards behind the glass windows chirped above the faded gilt and alabaster family tree of the Conants.
(2007) 'Childbirth, complications and the Illusion of 'Choice'', Feminism and Psychology 17 (4): 543-563.
agencies to address preventable deaths during childbirth. The U.N.
Childbirth. In Barabasz, Arreed Franz (Ed); Olness, Karen (Ed); Boland, Robert (Ed); Kahn, Stephen (Ed), Medical Hypnosis Primer: Clinical and Research Evidence, (pp.
After saying that the book's guidance "should pique your curiosity to think about the medical maze in a different sort of way," Epstein describes childbirth from the 1600s to the present, ultimately tackling how modern medicine influences the way women conceive and give birth.
'Veil of Tears,' a 60-page booklet containing personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth, was launched by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) in Nairobi on Tuesday.

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